Baling-press.



No. 835,632. PATENTS-D NGV. is, 1906,;

M; o. NIXON.

BALING PRESS. APPLIOATION FILED Avehza, 1905.

wlms-sggs mve vron v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

MOSES o. NIXON, or- CHICAGO, ILLIINOIS. BALINGI-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I rammed Nov. 18,1906.

Application filed August 28,1906. Serial No. 275,435.

' new and useful Improvements in Baling- Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bal1ng-presses in which condensmg mechanism. is employed in conjunction with the ballug-chem er; and the object of my improvement is to provide a simple and effective mechanism for operating the condenser..

The invention consists in a link or toggle mechanism to operate a condenser. It may be applied to different forms of condensers and 'driven by any suitable power or connec: tion therewith and its form of construction varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The object of this invention isaccomplished, preferably, by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelev'atiorr of a balingpress with a condensing mechanism in connection therewith, a part of thefbaling-chamber being shown cut away; and. Fig. 2 is a lan view of Fig. 1, showing a part of the eed-platform cut away and the feeder omitted.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts in both views, and, referring now to the same, 1 is the frame of a balingpress, 2 is the driving mechanism, and 3 is the plunger, which is reciprocated horizontally in the-baling-chamber .4 by means of the driving mechanism which has actuating connection therewith.

5 is the feeder, which operates in the usual manner and is actuated by means of the driving mechanism above mentioned,

A feed-platform 6 is-suitably supported above the frame 1 and has a feed-opening 7 therein. At one end of the feed-opening is an 1iwardly-extending sill 8, at each end of whic is hinged a condensing-wing 9. The wings 9 are-rigidly fixed, respectively, upon vertical shafts 10, which are adapted to turn in the corresponding ends of the sill 8. The lower ends of the shafts 10 extend down through the feed-platform 6, and each has mounted upon its extending end a crank 11.

To the under side of the feed-platform, upon either side of the frame 1', is pivoted a triangular link 12, as indicated at 13. Each of said links is connected with the corresponding cranks 11, respectively, by means of bars 14, and said links have also connections at their longest ends, (indicated at 15,) respectively, with the corres ending ends of a cross-piece 16b means oj arms 17. The

' cross-bar 16 is rigidly fixed to 'the plunger 3, and it will appear that as the plunger is actuated the links 12 will become moved accord ingly and the condenser-wings will in turnbe operated thereby.

The two extreme positions of the condenserwings,- links, and the connecting-bars and arms are'indieated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The full lines and part of the dotted dotted lines indicate the opposite extreme.

It. will be noted that when the plunger is reversed from one stroke to the other the rel? ative positions of the links and' the arms 17 and bars 14 inoonnection therewith are such lines indicate one extreme; and the other as to afford gradually-increasingmovement to the condensing-wings at the commence-v ment of. either their inward or outward swing and a gradually-decreasing movement at the end of their inward or outward swing.

In the operation of this invention the plunger and feeder are set in motion by means of the driving mechanism, and because of the connection of the links with the driving mechanism and the condenser wings the latter will be actuated. When the plunger is farthest in the baling-charnber, the condenser-wings are distended and the feeder is uppermost, and when the plunger'is at its opposite extreme position the condenser-wings are closed and the feeder is in its lowermost position, and during the movement of the condenser-wings from one extreme position to the other the motion thereof is gradual and unattended by 'erks, the even motiqnbein due to the eculiar relation fof the'links on their pivota connections with the condenserwings and driving mechanism.

As willbe understood, I do not use the expression link mechanism or other expres-' sions in which the word link is'em loyed" Ont e con-- in any strict or technical sense. 'trary, I use them as meaning and iircludi'n to gle as well as link, links,"' mec anism. i

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- 1. In apparatus of the class described, a baling-press having driving and. condensing .lne'chanisln in connection therewith; a piv itedly-supported triangular link; an. arm having )ivotal connections at its ends rc--- spectively with the link and driving nicchan ism to actuate the latter.

2. In apparatus of the, class described, in combination with a hailing-press having driving and condensing mechanism, two triangular links oppositely disposed and each. having pivotal support at one corner thereof; two arms, each having pivotal connectiims at its ends respectively with a corner of the corres on'ding link and the driving mechanism am two COIIHGOtlUgdNLI'S, each having connections at its ends respectively with the other corner oi -the corresporuling link and. the condensing n'iechanism.

3. In apparatus of the-class described, in combination with a haling-press having driving and condensing mechanism, two triangular links op]' ositely disposed and each havlng pivotal support at one of its corners, the other 'two corners thereof having connections respectively with the driving and com (lensing mechanisl'n by means of a pivoted arm and bar.

. 4. In apparatus of the class described, a halirig press having a reciprocating plunger; condensing mechanism in connection with the l al'i.i1g'press,'a triangularlink having p ivotalsuppo rt ai. 'ne of its corners and connections at its other corners respectively'with. the phfmger and condensing mechanism by means of a pivoted arm and bar.

5. 1h apparatus of the class described, a haling-press havii'lg a rcciprr'wcating plunger; condensing mechanism in. comicclion with the hali-ng-rircss having two ()}')])0Slll(.l .'-(llsposed swingim Ull.(l(.1'l$lllgflvlllQ5; on Irial'igulai' -li1"iks','eareh pivotmlly supporiod at one oi-its corners; arms'hsving pivolod connections respectively with one olthe other coruersnlf-the correspondiog links and the tions respectively with the roi'uaining corners of tl1.ecorresponding links and the correspond ing wings of the con dci'ls'in g1 ncchanism .3 [I.1,.--a ppnfrari-is of the class described, in. combination with a-halirig-pross having a rocipr m "ug- .p;lunger,and oppositely disposed swinging,,rondonsing-wings, two triangular links opp pivotal upport at one or" ils-cori-u irs and rospeilt-tiv'e connection. at its other two corners ngi and. oppositely disposed swinging condensing-wings, two triangular links oppositely disposed and each having pivotal support at one of its corners and respective comm-actions at its other two corners with the driving mechanism and the corresponding condensing mechanism.

8. In apparatus ol. the class described, in comhination with a haling-prcss having driving and condensing mechanism, two triangular links oppositely disposed and each having pivotal support at one of its corners and respective connections at its other two 'corners with. the driving and condensing meclr anism to actuate the latter.

9. In apparatus of the class described, in cm'nhination with a haling-press having drivQ ing and condensing mechanism, a triangular link having pivotalsupport at one of its corners and connections at its other two corners. respectively with the driving and condensing. mechanism.

1.0. In apparatus of' the class described,

baling-press having driving and condensing mechanisrh; and a swingii'lg link having pivotal support, thesaid driving and condensing. mechanism each having an independent actuating connection with said link.

11. In apparatus of the class described, a bailing-press having driving mechanism and condensing-wings; two pivotally-support'ed links op )ositely disposed, each having -a'ctu-' ating relation with said driving n'lechanisni; and means connecting the respective" links with the corresponding condensing-wings"to 1-1, In a l'lalingross. a lmling-chamher; drivinginc l'ninisni; a cm'ulcnscr; and a link nu-rhanism silitahly crmnectcd with saiddriving mt-cln fisnl and (I'H'Hlf'l'lFiOI to cause the latter to t ion and close.

15, In a inning-press. a driving uechanisnifa condenser; and a link mechanism suitably connected with i he driving l'llO(Jl) 2Lll isposcrl "and each having 4 I ism;

I l lie class described, I]! 7 having driv 'isni and condenser to cause the latter to open and close...

16. in a hailing ndenser to cans ms with the driving mechaiv 1 rue 12.0 press, a driving mcchanf a reciprocating plungcr;a conilensemi: and a link nicchanisin suitably connected 'witlL-thc.pliuigciiianrl thocorrcspomling -on Z v W In a paling-press having links having connections 'with the riving mechanism and condenser to be driven b the former and to actuate the latter in a horizontal lane.

19. n a bailing-press having a reciprocating plunger; a condenser; and one or more pivotally-supported linkshaving connection with said plunger and condenser to be driven by the former and to actuate the latter in a horizontal lane.

20. In a alingress having driving mechanism and a con enser, a link mechanism 1 having connections with the driving mechanism and condenser to be driven by the former andtocause the latter to open and close,

a reciprocating plunger; a'oondenser; an link mechanisinhaving connections withsaid plunger lip-be driYell y the former a d letter} In a ,baling-press having a balingsupported links -opp'ositel 22. In 'a baling-presslhaving driving mechanism and condensing wings; two pivotallydisposed each having connection with sai driving mechanism to be actuated thereby; and means connecting said links respectively with the c'or respondini condensin sviirg's'gtd' operate the same in a orizontal p ane. I

'23. Ina bailing-press having driving niech:

anism and condensing-wings, a link mechanism connected with the driving mechanism to be actuated thereby; and. means connect- 5 ing the link or toggle mechanism and condensing-wings to actuate the latter.

24. In a haling-press having a l alingchamber, a driving mechanism and a con denser; and a link mechanism having connections with the driving mechanism and condenser to be driven by the former and to actuate the latter in a horizontal plane.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presenceoftwo witnesses.

' MOSES C. NIXON. Witnesses:

T. ZED-PATTERSON, 

